What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Romania rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?

Romania ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Romania data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania

Name: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Romania: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7311 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 6.4%

World rank

142nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 1980

All-time low

0.6414 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1980–2024

Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania, 1980–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania peaked at 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Romania 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	3.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9556 deaths per 100 live births	0.6831 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6732 deaths per 100 live births	0.6414 deaths per 100 live births	0.7311 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Romania

139 Kuwait 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Chile 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births compare
145 United States 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Romania

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania?: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania was 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Romania rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?: Romania ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .